 Mundy with theChicago Bears in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 29, 21 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-02-11)February 11, 1985 (age 41) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Pittsburgh (PA) Woodland Hills | ||||||||||||||
| College | West Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: 6th round, 194th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Ryan Gregory Mundy (born February 11, 1985) is an American former professionalfootball player who was asafety for eight seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by his hometown team, thePittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the2008 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theWest Virginia Mountaineers andMichigan Wolverines. He wonSuper Bowl XLIII with the Steelers.
Mundy playedwide receiver anddefensive back inhigh school atWoodland Hills High in suburbanPittsburgh, where his quarterback was fellow future WolverineSteve Breaston. During his tenure there, he set a school career record of 54receivingtouchdowns and earnedUSA TodayAll-American prep honors. He also earned all-state honors and had a pair ofinterceptions in theU.S. Army All-American Bowl. Mundy was also a three-yeartrackletterman. Mundy is also a former Pennsylvania Big 33 all-star. Ryan is one of the many successful players to reach theNFL from coach George Novak's football program at Woodland Hills.
Mundy enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2003 and played in 11 games as atrue freshman. As a sophomore in 2004, Mundy started in 12 games at free safety. In 2005, Mundy sat out with a medicalredshirt after an injury in the beginning of the season. In 2006, Mundy returned and saw some action. AgainstMichigan State, Mundy set his career-high of eighttackles.
Mundy graduated from Michigan in 2007 with a year of eligibility remaining. Instead of finishing his college football career at Michigan, Mundy decided to enroll atWest Virginia University and join theMountaineers football team for the 2007 season. He took advantage of an NCAA rule that allowed seniors to transfer to another school and participate in athletics without having to sit out a season (as is normally required) if they wish to pursue a field of study that was unavailable at their previous school. Mundy enrolled at West Virginia and began work on a master's degree in sports administration.
Mundy excelled at practice during the 2007 preseason training. In his first game vsWestern Michigan, Mundy had five total tackles. In the second game of the season, Mundy pounced on aMarshallfumble to recover the ball for the Mountaineers, along with his six tackles, in their 48–23 win.[1] In the 21–13 loss toUSF, Mundy recorded four tackles and his first interception as a Mountaineer. AgainstSyracuse in the 55–14 win at theCarrier Dome, Mundy had an interception on Syracuse's first drive off of a tipped pass. In the victory againstMississippi State for homecoming, Mundy recorded two pass deflections and five tackles. AgainstRutgers, Mundy recorded an interception that he returned for 32 yards, his third interception of the season, and also had a hit on receiverTiquan Underwood that knocked the ball out of his hands to save a touchdown along with 5 total tackles. In the victories overLouisville andCincinnati, Mundy had a total of 4 tackles, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery against Cincinnati. In the 66–21 victory over #20UConn to clinch theBig East title, Mundy had only one tackle, but did recover a fumble. At the end of the regular season, Mundy earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award. In Mundy's final collegiate game, the 48–28 victory overOklahoma in theFiesta Bowl, he recorded a career-high 11 tackles.
Mundy finished his collegiate career in the 2007 season with 45 tackles, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries. After the season, Mundy was selected by theNational Football Foundation andCollege Football Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society as a scholar-athlete.
Ironically, following Mundy's only season as a Mountaineer, West Virginia coachRich Rodriguez left to become head coach of Michigan, where Mundy had started his college career.
Mundy graduated from West Virginia University, but he was not invited to theNFL Scouting Combine. However, Mundy did work out at the West Virginia's Pro Day on March 13, 2008.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.55 s | 1.59 s | 2.62 s | 4.33 s | 6.81 s | 36 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 21 reps | |||
| All values fromPro Day.[2] | ||||||||||||
Mundy was selected in thesixth round (194th overall) of the2008 NFL draft by thePittsburgh Steelers. Mundy was the third player drafted from West Virginia in the 2008 Draft, preceded bySteve Slaton andOwen Schmitt.[3] On June 14, Mundy signed a contract with the Steelers. In his first preseason game as a Steeler, Mundy recorded 3 tackles against thePhiladelphia Eagles. In the game, he suffered a high ankle sprain and did not play in the remainder of the preseason.[4] Mundy was released by the Steelers during final cuts. On November 11, Mundy was re-signed to the Steelers'practice squad. On February 6, 2009, Mundy was re-signed by the Steelers to a future contract. At the end of the 2010 season, Mundy and the Steelers appeared inSuper Bowl XLV against theGreen Bay Packers. He had one total tackle in the 31–25 loss.[5] Mundy recorded a 33-yard reception on a fake punt vs. TEN (10/9/11).[6] On September 26, 2012, Mundy was fined $21,000 for an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit againstOakland Raiders wide receiverDarrius Heyward-Bey.[7]
Mundy signed with theNew York Giants on March 14, 2013.[8] His 91-yard interception return was the 3rd longest in Giants history since 1941.[9]
Mundy signed with theChicago Bears on March 11, 2014.[10] DuringMonday Night Football against theNew York Jets on September 22, 2014, Mundy interceptedGeno Smith and returned his pass for a touchdown. This moment was better known as "Mundy Night Football".[11] Mundy was fined $22,000 for a hit againstAtlanta Falcons wide receiverRoddy White on October 12. A penalty flag was thrown on the play, but game officials decided that the hit was not made with the head and did not constitute a penalty. NFL officials subsequently decided that the hit was illegal and levied the fine. Mundy announced his intention to appeal the fine.[12] During the 2014 season, Mundy started all 16 games and set career highs in tackles (108), interceptions (4), and passes broken up (4).[13]
On August 30, 2015, the Bears placed Mundy on injured reserve due to a hip injury just before a pre-season finale against the Cleveland Browns.[14]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2009 | PIT | 16 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | PIT | 16 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | PIT | 16 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | PIT | 16 | 3 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYG | 16 | 9 | 77 | 50 | 27 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CHI | 16 | 16 | 103 | 75 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | 30 | 311 | 217 | 94 | 2.0 | 9 | 6 | 148 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2010 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)